SLA slicing - SGI Irix 6.2 vs. 5.3

From: Steve Stewart (steve@protogenic.com)
Date: Thu Jan 22 1998 - 16:04:47 EET


Hello, all -

We have two SGI Indigo 2 machines.

1) 250 MHz w/ 128 MB RAM running Irix 6.2

2) 150 MHz w/ 128 MB RAM running Irix 5.3

Both are running Maestro 1.8, as we haven't received 1.9 yet.

We have been slicing some parts for 2 days now, each part being about 17 MB
.stl, and each part almost identical to the other. The parts are complex
in the sense that they each have over 100 posts about .250" in diameter
that are attached to a plane with .100" rounds.

Here's the issue: The 250 MHz machine is taking 20 minutes/layer to slice,
and the 150 MHz is taking 6 - 8 minutes/layer. My hunch is that Maestro
1.8 doesn't run so well on Irix 6.2.

Can anybody comment on your experiences with this?

Thanks in advance,

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